James Van Straten

James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin's role within the broader financial system.

In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin and Strategy (MSTR).

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Bitcoin May Hit Record Highs on More Than 70 Days This Year: Van Straten

The largest cryptocurrency seems to be tracking the 2017 price performance, when it posted all-time highs on 77 days.

Bitcoin Bulls (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Hashprice Hits One Month Highs, A Bullish Signal for Miners

A combination of rising transaction fees and a buoyant bitcoin price has given miners some relief.

Miner Hash Price: (Source: Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Sales by Long-Term Holders May Have Bottomed Out: Van Straten

Over 1 million bitcoin has been sold since September by long-term holders.

BTC: Long Term Holder Supply (Glassnode)

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KULR Buys Another $8M of Bitcoin, Taking Total Holdings to 510 BTC

The maker of energy-management systems announced a bitcoin-buying strategy in December.

KULR expands bitcoin holdings to 510 BTC (Jacco Rienks, Unsplash)

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MicroStrategy Added 11K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Pushing Holdings to 461K BTC

Its the 11th consecutive week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Could Cross $1M by Year-End if It Continues to Follow 2017 Cycle: Van Straten

Currently, bitcoin is up approximately 550% from the cycle lows, which aligns with previous cycles.

BTC Price Performance Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Volatility Climbs to 6-Month High as Options Frenzy Picks Up

Implied and realized volatility indexes hit the highest levels since August's yen carry trade unwind.

Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index (TradingView)

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Ether Drops to 4-Year Low Against Bitcoin as Trump Seen Boosting Largest Cryptocurrency

The ether-bitcoin ratio dropped to the lowest since 2021 as incoming President Trump seen fueling BTC popularity.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Surges to $109K, Hits Record High Ahead of Donald Trump's Inauguration

Bitcoin (BTC) zoomed to a record level above $109,000 during the Asian trading hours on Monday ahead of Republican Donald Trump's scheduled inauguration later in the day.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Stablecoin Deals and China, Europe to Follow U.S. With Bitcoin Reserve: Wintermute Predictions

Wintermute report reviewed a strong 2024 as OTC volumes grew by 313%.

Institutional Adoption explodes in 2024 (Peter H/Pixabay)